
342 Principles of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
11.5.1.5 Δ Bytes (RSOH): Media-Dependent Byte
RSOH provides for 6 numbers of Δ bytes for carrying special informa-
tion or commands for transmission media specic applications. For exam-
ple,theexcessive delay in satellite links will require special timing settings
for many activities, or the direction of trafc in an OFC link may be identi-
ed by these bytes when using only one ber for transmission and reception.
11.5.1.6 Bytes X (Reserved for National Use)
There are four (X) bytes in RSOH and two (X) bytes in MSOH, which are
reserved for national use, i.e., for special features that are